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By Alex Lennane
All Nippon Airways and Nippon Cargo Airlines yesterday began codeshare operations on cargo flights between Japan, Europe and North America.
ANA’s code will appear on NCA’s 747F services from Narita to North America, including Chicago, New York, Dallas/Fort Worth and Los Angeles, as well as European destinations: Amsterdam, Milan and Frankfurt. NCA’s code will be added to ANA’s 777F routes from Narita to Chicago and Los Angeles.
ANA acquired 100% of NCA’s shares on 1 August, after agreeing to a merger in 2023, but which was postponed due to delays in the approval processes. The combined fleet now includes ANA’s passenger flight network and its fleet of six 767 freighters and two 777 freighters, along with NCA’s eight 747 freighters, enabling the group to handle large-scale cargo transportation globally.
“We will still operate as two airlines, but we can work much more closely together,” Shawn McWhorter, president of NCA Americas, told The Loadstar last month.
ANA said: “Looking ahead, ANA and NCA will continue to strengthen their partnership to enhance the ANA group’s cargo business, delivering competitive, efficient and high-quality services that meet customer needs and support the group’s long-term growth.
“The collaboration will expand ANA Group’s cargo network, increase transportation capacity and improve customer convenience by leveraging the strengths of both carrier’s large freighter operations.”
The codeshare is subject to approval by the relevant authorities.
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